This monograph answers a central research question of how domestic law should be formulated to adequately protect national security of the host state whilst posing minimum negative impacts to the free flow of cross-border investment.

Cheng Bian is an academic researcher at Erasmus School of Law, Erasmus University Rotterdam. His research area covers international investment law; international investment dispute settlement; Chinese law and in particular Chinese foreign investment law; and comparative law. He holds a PhD in law from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Prior to his doctorate, he obtained a Master's degree in international law and a Bachelor's degree in Chinese law from Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, China.

Chapter 1 Introduction;

PART I ESTABLISHING A NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK;

Chapter 2 The conceptualization of national security;

Chapter 3 The jurisprudential foundation of national security review of FDI;

Chapter 4 A quest for theoretical principles establishing the national security review regime of FDI;

PART II COUNTRY-SPECIFIC STUDIES;

Chapter 5 The national security review regime of China;

Chapter 6 The national security review regime of the US;

Chapter 7 The national security review regime in the EU;

PART III COMPARISON, CONCLUSIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS;

Chapter 8 Revealing similarities and differences;

Chapter 9 An evaluation to the comparative results;

Chapter 10 Conclusions and policy recommendations;